Byrne's family 'not after revenge'
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Gordon Wood is facing a possible life sentence for throwing his girlfriend to her death. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy)
The public gallery of the Supreme Court in Sydney is full for a sentencing hearing for convicted murderer Gordon Wood.
The 45-year-old was last week found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Caroline Byrne by throwing her off The Gap, in Sydney's east, in 1995.
He is facing a possible life sentence for her murder.
The former chauffeur to stockbroker Rene Rivkin smiled and acknowledged his mother and two sisters as he was led into the court.
The crowd in the public gallery includes some of the jurors who found Gordon Wood guilty.
After spending almost a week in Sydney's Parklea Jail since his conviction, Wood sat wearing a suit and taking notes as Caroline Byrne's brother Robert read a victim's impact statement on behalf of the Byrne family.
Robert Byrne said no remorse or compassion has been shown for his sister's death, but the family is not after revenge.
He said the jury gave the family the answers it needed about the tragic death of Caroline Byrne.
Crown prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC told the court Wood profited from Caroline Byrne's death by accepting money for doing an interview on the Witness program.
He said Gordon Wood's crime was committed in a domestic context and his sentence should deter him from treating anyone else the same way.
Wood's barrister, Winston Terracini SC, said the conviction is a miscarriage of justice.
The hearing continues.
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